Stained glass gingerbread cookies
gingerbread, boiled sweets and cookie cutters = christmas decorations. Note that I have NOT used any raising agents ... I am more interested in form than texture here, raising agents make the biscuits raise ... which is bad!
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These are made with the Tree Trinket Cookie Cutters from Lakeland (<a href="http://www.lakeland.co.uk/tree-trinket-cookie-cutters/F/keyword/trinket…;)</p>
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1. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Line two baking sheets with greaseproof paper. Place 6 large boiled sweets into a plastic bag and crush the boiled sweets into a fine powder using a rolling pin.<br />
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2. Sift the flour and ground ginger into a bowl.<br />
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3. Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the flour mix. Rub the butter into the flour mix with your fingertips until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.<br />
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4. Add the sugar, syrup and egg and mix to form a dough.</p>
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5. Wrap in clingfilm and chill in fridge for at least one hour.<br />
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6. Roll the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.<br />
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7. Use the cookie cutters to cut out shapes and place on baking sheet. Now use the smaller cutters to cut out windows.</p>
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8. Fill each of the cut-outs with the powdered boiled sweets.</p>
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9. Bake until golden (time will depend on how big your cookies are, but check after 10 minutes). Hey presto the boiled sweet has melted to create your stained glass window.<br />
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9. As soon as they come out the oven the biscuits are still soft. Use a small round cutter to cut out the hole to take a ribbon (for hanging on your tree)</p>
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10. Leave to cool for 10 minutes on the bakingsheets and then transfer (still on greaseproof paper) to a cooling rack. Once completely cool remove the greaseproof paper.</p>
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To decorate I get Writing Icing (available in most supermarkets)</p>
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